Reprint
Environmental Enrichment of Pigs
Edited by
February 2020
174 pages
- ISBN978-3-03928-078-0 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03928-079-7 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Environmental Enrichment of Pigs that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Summary
Pigs have a strong motivation to explore and root. In conventional pig husbandry systems, this need is difficult to fulfil, unless adequate enrichment materials are provided. This book summarises how enrichment strategies for pigs have evolved over the last few decades in different countries and provides a vast array of possibilities to enhance the exploratory needs of pigs. The role of enrichment material on avoidance of tail biting outbreaks or as an element triggering positive emotions in pigs is also discussed.
Format
- Paperback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
tail docking; animal welfare; swine; fattening pig; tail damage; fattening pigs; pig behavior; animal welfare; environmental enrichment; pig; environmental enrichment; behaviour; social interactions; animal welfare; EU policy; pig directive; enrichment materials; mutilations; straw; swine; tail biting; veterinarian; pig; environmental enrichment; slatted system; tail biting; Pig; enrichment; welfare; tail biting; post-weaning; garlic oil; olfactory; environmental enrichment; pig; behaviour; performance; Chromogranin-A; lactate; skin lesions; meat quality; environmental enrichment; farming; pigs; sows; welfare; barriers to implementation; USA; China; EU; pigs; swine; weaners; behaviour; tail injury; tail biting outbreak; enrichment material; straw; rope; Bite-Rite; environmental enrichment; social status; sows; aggression; habituation; animal welfare; pig assessment; positive emotions; negative emotions; enrichment material; n/a